Metal ornament



R. C. BANGS. METAL ORNAMENT. APPLICATEOANIFILED MAR. I7. V920.

1,366,153. Patented Jan.18,1921.

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RALPH c. BANGS, or PROVIDENCE, RHODE rsLAND; ASSIGNOH To m. W. DIND com.

rANY, or PROVIDENCE, RHODE rsLiiND, ACORPORATION OF RHODE ISLAND.

`rrr-irai, ORNAMENT.

To all' coito/in 'it may concern:

Be it known that`I,lRA\LrH C. .Barreda citizen ofthe United States, andresident of the city of Providence, in the Vcounty of Providence andState of Rhode Island, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Metal Ornaments, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to metal ornaments 4more particularly adapted tobe attached to y connected.

The nature and advantages of the invention will be better understoodwhen the following detail description is taken in connection'with theaccompanying drawings, the invention residing inthe combination andarrangement of parts as claimed.

In the drawings forming part of Vthis specification, like numerals ofreference in-` dicate similar parts in the several views and whereinFigure 1 is a front view of my metal ornament.

Fig. 2 is a rear view of the same.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the loop member of the ornament.

Fig. 4 is a back view of the base strip of the Ornament.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the binding` member of the Ornament.

Fig. 6 is a central end section through the members, illustrating allthree of the parts as secured together' by the loop `which is foldedabout the sa1ne.` i

Fig. -7 shows the device asapplied to a shoe.

Fig. 8 is a sectional view illustrating the prong members as havingpierced theshoe-` upper and as clenched against the inside thereof. g y

With reference to the drawings, 10 designates the base-plate which is instrip form and is preferably formed of metal, the same being providedwith two spurs 9 which are cut and swaged from the stock and raised tostand at a right angle to the plane thereof.

These spurs are preferably sharp at their g Specication ofLetterslatent`Patentgd JaIL 18, 1921 Application inea Marchi?, 1920. `serial Noi.366,615. i i

i ends sopas to be ableto pierce thelupper of a leatherishoe orthelilre, andthesefends are formed bendable so that they may be turnedand clenched on the inside of the leather, as best illustrated in Fig.8.

A second piece ofmetal strip l1 has its end portions folded over againstthe back thereof forming loops l2 at either end. rljlns loop member isthen placed upon the basne-str1p and is secured thereto by a metal strip-ll which is folded over the loop strip i and under the under side ofthe base-strip for the purpose of binding all three of these memberstogether, the whole being constructed into a simple article ofmanufacture by bending operations and all without the use of solder.

It will be observed that the spurs or prongs 9 are arranged at themedial portion of the base-plate and are spaced apart suiciently toaccommodate the transverse binding strip 11. These spaced prongs orspurs serve to properly guide or position thestrip A ll when the partsare being assembled, and subsequently serve to maintain the strip llpositioned against sliding movement on the base-plate and loop memberwhich would result in the several parts of the ornament or i devicefalling apart.

lVhen it is desired to `attach this orna mental member to a shoeupper itis only necessary to force `the prongs through the upper 14 and thenfold or clench the ends of the prongs over against the inner face of thestock.

By forming this ornamental member of metal it may be ornamented toproduce an desired effect, that is, it may be gold plate silver' plated,or any desired finish may be produced upon this metal surface, renderingit most attractive in appearance.

The device is extremelysimple and practical in construction and may bereadily applied to a shoe or other article, to which it is designed tobe attached.

I claim: y

l. As an article of manufacture, an ornament "for shoes and the likecomprising a base-plate in strip form, another strip of material havingits opposite ends folded upon itself providing open loops at each endthereof, said looped member being disposed in junta-relation with thebase strip and On one side face thereof, a relatively narrow transversestrip having its ends folded about saidlooped member and said baseplateat their medial portion to bind them together, and Yattaching prongsstamped from said base-plate on Yopposite sides oit' said transversebinding strip, whereby the device may be connected to the shoe or thelike, the ends of said base-plate being visible and eoperating With'theends of the looped member to simulate a bow tie.

its faces, a strip having its ends folded upon itself to form end loops,said looped strip being arranged on the other side ot said plateopposite said prongs, a` relatively narrow transverse metallic bindingstrip extended about said base plate and looped strip 'fon binding saidparts together, said pair of prongs being spaced apart Sulliciently toreceive therebetween and position the inetal binding strip and tosubsequently maintain the latter in position.

In testimony whereof I aiiix mv signature.

RALPH C, 'BANGS

